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US nonprofit organization
Project Vote (and Voting for America, Inc.) was a national nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that worked to mobilize marginalized and under-represented
Project_Vote
US non-profit, non-partisan organization
Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is an American nonprofit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information
Vote_Smart
American politician (born 1958)
October 12, 2018. "Project Vote Smart". Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010. "Project Vote Smart". Archived from
Morgan_Griffith
American politician (born 1965)
10, 2002. "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 300". June 20, 2006. "FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 411". June 3, 2011. "Project Vote Smart - Representative
Rick_Larsen
American politician (born 1940)
at the Wayback Machine "Project Vote Smart: Clyburn: Health Issues". Votesmart.org. Retrieved October 11, 2011. "Project Vote Smart: Clyburn: Abortion
Jim_Clyburn
American politician (born 1955)
August 22, 2013. "Project Vote Smart – The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 10, 2014. "Project Vote Smart – The Voter's
Mary_Landrieu
American politician (born 1954)
McCollum: Interest Group Rating". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 15, 2012. "National Special Interest Groups". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 15
Betty_McCollum
American politician (born 1957)
Endorsements". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 19, 2013. "Representative Diana DeGette – Stem Cell Research Voting Records". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved
Diana_DeGette
American non-profit executive (born 1952)
1982 and 2017, he founded and served as president of three non-profits, Project VOTE!, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, and Voices for Progress. Newman was born
Sandy_Newman
American politician (born 1962)
Statements - Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. March 22, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2014. "HR 2 - Repealing the Health Care Bill - Key Vote - Project Vote Smart"
Joe_Crowley
Single-winner ranked-choice electoral system
Instant-runoff voting (IRV; US/CA: ranked-choice voting (RCV), AU: preferential voting, UK/NZ: alternative vote) is a single-winner ranked voting election system
Instant-runoff_voting
American politician (born 1969)
went under. "Kansas State Sen. Ty Masterson - Biography | LegiStorm". Project Vote Smart profile "KanFocus -- Error". Profile from the Kansas Legislature
Ty_Masterson
American politician and attorney (born 1951)
Pro-Choice America Rating". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 24, 2012. "National Right to Life Committee Rating". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the
Shelley_Berkley
American news anchor and politician (born 1964)
America". Contract From America. Retrieved May 29, 2012. "Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved
Trey_Gowdy
Political slogan
"One man, one vote" or "one vote, one value" is a slogan used to advocate for the principle of equal representation in voting. This slogan is used by
One_man,_one_vote
Conservative political initiative in the United States
Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with
Project_2025
American politician (born 1964)
Act of 2012 - Key Vote". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 21, 2012. "Langevin Applauds Key Step Toward RI Wind Farm". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved
James_Langevin
American politician (born 1956)
Ralph. "Biography". Senator Vincent Hughes. "Senator Vincent J. Hughes". Project Vote Smart. "Pennsylvania Manual" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of General
Vincent_Hughes
numbers of rejected voter registration applications, Project Vote and its voting partner, Advancement Project, sought to review Norfolk's rejected registration
Virginia State Board of Elections
Virginia_State_Board_of_Elections
American politician (born 1955)
call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. "2011 National Key Votes – Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart
Denny_Rehberg
American politician and naval officer (1936–2018)
Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 20, 2008. Also see Nintzel, Jim. "Test Study: Why are politicians like John McCain suddenly so afraid of Project Vote
John_McCain
US federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
Practice of requiring all eligible citizens to register and vote in elections
Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election.
Compulsory_voting
American politician (born 1953)
System – Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. "Mike Doyle's Ratings and Endorsements – The Voter's Self Defense System – Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. "Mike
Mike Doyle (American politician)
Mike_Doyle_(American_politician)
Voting systems that use ranked ballots
Ranked voting is any voting system that uses voters' rankings of candidates to choose a single winner or multiple winners. More formally, a ranked vote system
Ranked_voting
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
2008, p. 56. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code "Michael Evans' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 4, 2022. "Sampson Jackson II". Mississippi Legislature
Preston,_Mississippi
American politician (born 1948)
System". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 26, 2017. "Public Statements". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 10, 2012. "Ted Poe's Voting Records". Project Vote Smart
Ted_Poe
American politician and diplomat (born 1972)
The Tribune (Chandigarh), January 18, 2006. "Nikki Haley's Voting Records". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved
Nikki_Haley
American politician
son, Emil Jones III, is an Illinois state senator. "Emil Jones bio". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Williams, Erma Brooks
Emil_Jones
American politician (born 1970)
2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026. Profile at PA House website Profile at Project Vote Smart website Profile at Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus website
Chris_Rabb
American politician (born 1966)
016 votes. "Representative Eric Barlow". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved December 10, 2013. "Eric Barlow's Biography". Project Vote Smart
Eric_Barlow
American politician
Association Rating – Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013. Project VoteSmart. Robert
Bob_Huff
Multi-winner electoral system
The single transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV), also known as PR-STV and "proportional representation by means of the
Single_transferable_vote
American politician (born 1981)
Schock on Abortion". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 22, 2012. "Representative Aaron Schock's Voting Records". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November
Aaron_Schock
Single-winner ranked-voting electoral system
time. The contingent vote election system also is similar to other ranked-vote systems. Unlike the contingent vote, other ranked-vote systems – such as single
Contingent_vote
2017. "Project Vote Smart – Representative Larry M. Bell, Sr. – Biography". Votesmart.org. August 18, 1939. Retrieved March 27, 2011. "Project Vote Smart
List of East Carolina University alumni
List_of_East_Carolina_University_alumni
American politician (born 1962)
November 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014. "Project Vote Smart – The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on October
Mark_Begich
Consortium of American law firms
major projects: the Education Equity Project, the Community Law Project, the Housing Opportunity Project, the Hate Crimes Project, Voting Rights Project, Police
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Chicago_Lawyers'_Committee_for_Civil_Rights_Under_Law
American politician (born 1972)
[press release]. October 23, 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2016, via Project Vote Smart; also available at lujan.house.gov/press-releases Archived December
Ben_Ray_Luján
American mathematician and politician (born 1977)
Retrieved 11 May 2021. "SB 1 – Amends State Employee Pension Plans – Key Vote". Project Vote Smart. Philipsburg, Montana: One Common Ground. Retrieved 5 September
Daniel_Biss
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
the presidency in a landslide, winning the largest share of the popular vote for the Democratic Party in history, and the highest for any American presidential
Lyndon_B._Johnson
American politician (born 1947)
2008. "2014 All Key Votes – Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. Retrieved August 18, 2014. "2014 All Key Votes – Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org
John_Kline_(politician)
American politician (born 1967)
Jon A. Husted (OH) Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at Project Vote Smart Appearances on C-SPAN Biography at the Biographical Directory of
Jon_Husted
American politician
Mississippi State Senate - W. Briggs Hopson III official government website Project Vote Smart - Senator Briggs Hopson (MS) profile Follow the Money - Briggs
Briggs_Hopson
Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 25, 2013. "John Haywood FEC filing" (PDF). FEC. Retrieved March 21, 2020. "Craig Freis Biography". Project Vote Smart
2012 Democratic Party presidential candidates
2012_Democratic_Party_presidential_candidates
Type of voting by election mechanism
Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or handle casting and counting ballots including voting time. Depending on the particular
Electronic_voting
Single-winner electoral system
Approval voting is a single-winner rated voting system where voters approve of any number of candidates named on a ballot, and the candidate with the most
Approval_voting
American politician (1932–2010)
Amendments". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 29, 2009. "Murtha Statement On House Passage Of The Affordable Health Care For America Act". Project Vote Smart
John_Murtha
Right to vote in public and political elections
franchise is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages
Suffrage
City in Mississippi, United States
Retrieved May 14, 2026. "Thomas Reynolds II". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 14, 2026. "Tracey Rosebud". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Binder
Charleston,_Mississippi
American politician (born 1955)
served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016 where he represented north-east Macomb County. Project Vote Smart bio of Goike v t e
Ken_Goike
Private school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Team". www.facebook.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019. "Don Betzold". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 31, 2013. "Donovan Frank". Federal Judicial
Hamline University School of Law
Hamline_University_School_of_Law
American politician (1936–2023)
December 20, 2012. "Project Vote Smart - Representative John W. Olver - Voting Record". Votesmart.org. Retrieved August 23, 2010. "Project Vote Smart - Representative
John_Olver
American politician (born 1962)
shooting occurred at the school in 2008. "Gloria Johnson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 13, 2014. "Representative Gloria Johnson". Tennessee
Gloria_Johnson_(politician)
American politician
five-prison sentence after pleading guilty. "Project Vote Smart Biography". "2004 Primary Election, Statement of Vote" (PDF). California Secretary of State.
Donald_P._Wagner
Illegal interference with the process of an election
election scam, vote rigging, or election stealing, involves illegal interference with the process of an election, either by increasing the vote share of a
Electoral_fraud
United States federal law
complying with the NVRA. In several states, organizations such as Demos, Project Vote, Campaign Legal Center and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993
American politician (born 1972)
Schwab announces cancer diagnosis". KSNT 27 News. Retrieved May 13, 2025. Official website Kansas Legislature - Scott Schwab Project Vote Smart profile
Scott_Schwab
American reality television series
deliberation in Project Runway history. Kors and Garcia voted for Gretchen Jones to win, while Klum and guest judge Jessica Simpson voted for Mondo Guerra
Project_Runway
Invalid ballot that is not counted
In voting, a ballot is not included in the vote count if a law declares or an election authority determines that it is spoilt (chiefly British), spoiled
Spoilt_vote
American politician from Washington
archived copy as title (link) "Senator John Braun Political Summary - Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-12-24. "2019-2020 Legislative
John_Braun
American politician (born 1955)
November 6, 2018. "Project Vote Smart – The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 18, 2015. "Project Vote Smart – The Voter's
Jim_Gerlach
American politician (born 1974)
Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Project Vote Smart – The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2014. "Princeton
Derek_Kilmer
Process of counting votes in an election
Vote counting is the process of counting votes in an election. It can be done manually or by machines. In the United States, the compilation of election
Vote_counting
Presidency Project (University of California). November 6, 2024. Archived from the original on March 29, 2025. "Clinton on pace to win popular vote despite
List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin
List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin
American politician
Retrieved January 11, 2009. "Representative Mike Carroll (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Project Vote Smart. 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2009. O'Boyle, Bill (January
Michael_B._Carroll
Single-winner rated voting system
Score voting, sometimes called range voting, is an electoral system for single-seat elections. Voters give each candidate a numerical score, and the candidate
Score_voting
American politician (born 1937)
Etna. Mitchell earned a diploma from Ellsworth High School in 1955. "Betty Lou Mitchell's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 23, 2013. v t e
Betty_Lou_Mitchell
Voting, election, ballot papers, distributed to electors or returned by post, mail
Postal voting is voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors (and typically returned) by post, in contrast to electors voting in
Postal_voting
Governor of New York since 2021
Congress to Reject Ryan Budget Proposal that Would Decimate Medicare". Project Vote Smart. April 21, 2011.[permanent dead link] "Hochul Splits with Party
Kathy_Hochul
American politician
State. July 1, 2022. Representative Tracy Boe in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly Project Vote Smart – Representative Tracy Boe (ND) profile v t e
Tracy_Boe
American politician
Republican party. "Brooks Coleman, Jr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 30, 2025. "Brooks Coleman". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015. v t e
Brooks_Coleman
US non-profit organization
Rock the Vote is a non-profit organization in the United States. Through registering new young voters, the group aims to "channel the energy among young
Rock_the_Vote
American politician
"John Westwood's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 28, 2014. "John Westwood". Philipsburg, MT: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 10, 2014
John_Westwood_(politician)
International historically Black American collegiate fraternity
action programs are Project Vote, Sigma Wellness, Sigma Presence on Capitol Hill, and projects S.W.W.A.C. and S.A.T.A.P.P. Project S.W.W.A.C. (Sigmas Waging
Phi_Beta_Sigma
American politician
the 82nd District, serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party. "Pebblin Warren". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015. v t e
Pebblin_Warren
American politician
Summary". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 13, 2018. "Senator Tom Arpke". Kansas Legislature. Retrieved November 13, 2018. "Tom Arpke". Project Vote Smart
Tom_Arpke
Machine used to vote in elections
A voting machine is a machine used to record votes in an election without paper. The first voting machines were mechanical but it is increasingly more
Voting_machine
Online open-source voting system
Helios Voting is an open-source, web-based electronic voting system. Users can vote in elections and users can create elections. Anyone can cast a ballot;
Helios_Voting
American politician from Vermont
VermontBiz.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012. "John Morley III's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 10, 2012. "John Morley elected board president
John Morley (Vermont politician)
John_Morley_(Vermont_politician)
Choosing a candidate other than preferred to undercut a less desired one
Strategic or tactical voting is voting in consideration of possible ballots cast by other voters in order to maximize one's satisfaction with the election's
Strategic_voting
American politician
from the 25th District, serving since 2010. He is a member of the Republican party. "Larry Luick". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015. v t e
Larry_Luick
American politician (1932–2026)
Sorensen - 1996 official Senate website Project Vote Smart - Albert Sorensen profile (Senate candidate) Project Vote Smart - Albert Sorensen profile (County
Albert_Sorensen
American politician
intercepting Morse Code from the enemy in Southeast Asia. According to Project Vote Smart, he supports the displaying of the Ten Commandments in public schools
Rusty_Crowe
Public university in Russellville, Arkansas, US
"Rebecca Petty's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 13, 2015. "Marcus Richmond's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 1, 2015
Arkansas_Tech_University
American politician (born 1980)
2013. Project Vote Smart (April 30, 2013). "SP 550 - Alleges Support For Comprehensive Immigration Reform - Key Vote". votesmart.org. Project Vote Smart
Emily_Cain
Public school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
Gaines' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 4, 2015.[permanent dead link] "Richard Gallot, Jr. Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved September
Southern University Law Center
Southern_University_Law_Center
American politician
Archived May 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine official government website Project Vote Smart - Representative Alex J. Shook (WV) profile Follow the Money –
Alex_Shook
U.S. agreement on presidential elections
Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact
American politician (born 1969)
Retrieved May 11, 2013. "J. Elizabeth Mitchell Biography - Project Vote Smart". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 11, 2013. "Primary Election Results -
J._Elizabeth_Mitchell
American politician from Indiana
Legislature - Representative John Bartlett Official government website Project Vote Smart - Representative John L. Bartlett (IN) profile John Bartlett at
John Bartlett (Indiana politician)
John_Bartlett_(Indiana_politician)
American politician
2007. "Richard Bennett". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 8, 2014. "Richard Bennett's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved September 8, 2014. v t e
Richard Bennett (Mississippi politician)
Richard_Bennett_(Mississippi_politician)
Secondary school in Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Retrieved March 3, 2021. "Representative Bryan Cutler (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Project Vote Smart. 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2009. admin. "Don Wert –
Solanco_High_School
American politician
from the 5th District, serving since 2011. He is a member of the Republican party. "Randy Burckhard". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 25, 2015. v t e
Randy_Burckhard
American politician
from 1966 to 2004. He is a member of the Republican party. "Bob Lane". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015. "Georgia General Assembly". v t e
Bob Lane (American politician)
Bob_Lane_(American_politician)
American politician (1927–2019)
"Harvey Sand". Retrieved March 23, 2021. "Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 5, 2014. "Senator
Harvey_Sand
American politician
elected in 1980 and serving till 2024. He is a member of the Democratic party. "Tommy Reynolds II". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015. v t e
Thomas_Reynolds_II
American politician
Community College, and Mississippi State University. "Bill Pigott". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015. https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/Pigott
Bill_Pigott
American politician (born 1947)
Melancon, Sr., Project Vote Smart; accessed April 23, 2018. Representative Melancon Votes Once Again Against Climate Change Bill, Project Vote Smart; accessed
Charlie_Melançon
American politician (1934–2014)
2010. "Project Vote Smart – Representative James L. 'Jim' Oberstar – Interest Group Ratings". Votesmart.org. Retrieved July 20, 2010. "Project Vote Smart
Jim_Oberstar
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v. t.
To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.
v. i.
To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches project from the tree.
v. t.
To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to project a line or point upon a plane. See Projection, 4.
imp. & p. p.
of Project
v. t.
To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.
v. t.
To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold.
n.
An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given to projects.
n.
One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms fanciful or chimerical schemes.
v. i.
To make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest against your votes.
v.
That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success.
v.
The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state.
v. t.
To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.
n.
A plan proposed; a draft of a proposed measure; a project.
v. t.
To protest against; to reject solemnly.
v. i.
To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.
n.
That which is projected or designed; something intended or devised; a scheme; a design; a plan.
v. t.
To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.
v. i.
To form a project; to scheme.
n.
The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.
n.
A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person.